Reports: Turkish military 'fully seizes' control of country
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's armed forces "fully seized control" of the country Friday, according to a statement from the military published by a Turkish news agency, as gunfire was heard outside military headquarters, fighter jets buzzed over the capital and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul.
Soldiers blocked entry to Ataturk Airport where four tanks were stationed, according to the private Dogan news agency.
The military said it seized control "to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated."
The Dogan news agency says one-way traffic on the Bosporus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges were blocked.